The definition of "Oral Health and Relationship between Oral Health and Quality of Life" was recently reviewed by Patrick Hescot, president of the FDI World Dental Federation, in 2017, addressing oral health as a determinant of general and psychophysics health on quality of life. Since oral health includes a series of skills (speaking, smiling, tasting, chewing, swallowing and facial expressions), conditions such as oral pain, discomfort and/or diseases can affect quality of life at varying degree of severity. 1,2 As example, caries may determine excessive suffering, growth
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